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Rehman, 45, proved difficult to contact but later said the man would be moving out "in a week or two." By this time, the pair had lost their Birmingham tenancy and had to take a room in a Nottingham hotel.

Mr Miles told the court: "He started to make excuses and they became homeless, having to move into a local hotel."

At around that time, the man was deported to Pakistan, leaving his wife facing the housing problem alone.

She later told police: "I lost £700 and this is a large amount I can't afford to lose. I believed I would be able to move in."